West Stokes High School – Instructor- Sarah Watts PURPOSEThe Advanced Placement program in United States History is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials of United States history. The course prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college survey courses. In this pursuit, the acquisition of factual knowledge is the beginning point of the process, not the end. Students will learn to interpret and evaluate the relative significance of primary and secondary source material, to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present their evidence and conclusions clearly and persuasively in an essay format.

TESTS AND ESSAYS – 70%Tests will generally consist of a multiple choice section and an essay section of equal weight. Each test is likely to cover a significantly greater volume of material than many students have previously experienced. These tests will emphasize factual information, multiple causation/multiple outcome and the concept of change over time and will require students to interpret and evaluate the events of history and support their conclusion with relevant specific factual information. There are likely to be no more than seven to eight major grades per quarter. That means that each major grade has a significant impact on the quarter grade. Students need to be aware of this fact and responsibly prepare for each major assignment.

In addition to test essays, two to three additional in-class or out-of class essays will be required per quarter. Each will count as a major grade. Pop quizzes will be used only if it is apparent that students need additional incentive to responsibly keep up with reading assignments.

HOMEWORK/READING ASSIGNMENTS-15%Homework will consist of reading assignments, take home tests and an occasional outside essay. Students who are having difficulty with the course may need to initiate additional reinforcing activity. As students, you are responsible for completing and mastering assignments on time.

CLASS PARTICIPATION/DISCUSSION – 15%-whole class and small group collaborative work will be used to further your understanding of the course material.

MAKE-UP WORKAttendance in class is absolutely essential to the successful completion of the course and to the attainment of a passing grade on the National Advanced Placement Examination. Students returning from excused absences are responsible for completing missed assignments promptly. Based on Stokes County Schools policy, students have 3 days to make up work after excused absences. Please make an appointment to make up any missed tests/quizzes during 0 period or after school.ADDITIONAL HELPThe AP experience may place greater demands on students than those to which they have become accustomed. It is likely that you will need to meet with the instructor from time to time to overcome problems you are having. I welcome those opportunities to help you one-on-one, and I encourage you to make arrangement to see me if you’re experiencing difficultly. Mandatory conferences will be scheduled with those students experiencing significant difficulty. I am available for 0 period -7:45-8:15 each morning. I am available most days between 7:15-8:15 and will hold study halls after school at least 2 days per week.Optional afternoon test review sessions will be offered after school after each major test.Mandatory conferences on essays may be scheduled for students who have consistent problems

OUTSIDE READINGThere will be three outside reading assignments (one 1st semester and two for 2nd semester.)You are required to write a review of each reading. (You will be given a handout with instructions on how to write the reviews) Reviews will count as a test grade. Additionally, scholarly essays and primary source readings will be distributed through the semester.

**All outside reading assignments, essays and tests must be turned in to the teacher or the student will receive a grade of incomplete until all assignments are complete.

NATIONAL ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONThe Advanced Placement Program of the College Board affords students the opportunity to receive college credit for AP classes by successfully passing a national examination offered on May 6, 2011. The AP United States History Examination consists of eighty multiple choice questions, one document based question and two free response question. The multiple choice section and the essay section (DBQ and free response) each make up fifty percent of the grade. All AP students are encouraged to take the national exam.

HONOR CODEStudents will abide by the honor code statement “I have neither given nor received help on this assignment” for all assignments unless specifically exempted by the instructor. Violations of the honor code pledge will result in a zero for the assignment, a disciplinary referral to the office for action consistent with the school system policy on cheating, and potential loss of status in honor societies. Examples of violations of the policy include, but are not limited to giving or receiving help on any in-class or take-home assignments, essay or quiz, plagiarism of material on take-home essays or any take-home assignment, and discussion of any quiz, test or essay questions with students who have not yet completed that assignment

**Plagiarism – 1) to take and pass off as one’s own the ideas, writings, etc. of another. 2) To take ideas, writings, etc from and pass them off as one’s own. Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language. If you plagiarize someone else’s work you will be given 0% of the available points on that assignment with no chance to make up the work, also punishment fitting the violation will be administered.

FIRST SEMESTER TOPIC OUTLINEThe following is an outline of topics we will be covering each day, due dates of reading assignments, in class and out of class essays and scheduled tests during the first quarter. There will be additional required reading and possible pop quizzes at the instructor’s discretion. These dates may be altered as the instructor feels necessary. You would be well advised to keep up with your reading assignments. If you wait until the last minute you may find yourself overwhelmed by the volume of information.

UNIT 1 –PRE-COLUMBIAN THROUGH FRENCH AND INDIAN WAROrganizing Principle – Between 1607 and 1763, the British North American colonies developed experience in and the expectation of self-government in the political, religious, economic and social aspects of life Topics: exploration, colonization, governmental development, economic development, religious development, colonial wars, salutary neglect, social development

Organizing Principle – Between 1763 and 1776, British attempt to exert control over the colonies led to violent, organized successful resistance.The Articles of Confederation provided a reasonable and workable transition from the unitary system of British rule to a federal system established under the Constitution.Topics: British tax policy, colonial reaction, inter-colonial unity, inter-colonial conflict independence movement, revolution, revolutionary change, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

Organizing Principles – Between 1789 and 1820, conflict over the increasing power of the national government created intensified tension. Between 1789 and 1823, geographic isolation allowed the United States to pursue a policy of selective involvement in world affairs.

Establishing the New Federal Government / Washington’s Domestic Policy

Boyer 191-198

2 T 10/5

Washington and Foreign Policy / the first American Party System

Boyer 200-207

3 W 10/6

The Adams Administration

Boyer 207-210

4 TH 10/7

Society & the Economy at the turn of the century

Boyer 210-219

5 F 10/8

Writing the DBQ/ In Class DBQ

6 M 10/11

The Revolution of 1800

Practice DBQ

7 T 10/12

Jeffersonian Democracy/Expansion/Foreign policy

Boyer 221-228

8 W 10/13

Foreign policy, Madison, Causes of the War of 1812

Boyer 229-237

9 TH 10/14

War of 1812 and post-war foreign policy

Boyer 237-241

10 F 10/15

The American System and the Marshall Court

Boyer 241-247 /

11 M 10/18

Westward migration and the Missouri Compromise

Boyer 249 - 255

12 T 10/19

Industrial Revolution

Boyer 255- 263

13 W 10/20

Transportation, and agricultural revolutions

Boyer 263-275

14 Th 10/21

Re-cap / Review / Catch Up Day

15 F 10/22

Unit 3 Test

Unit 3Take Home Test Due

16 M 10/25

Review chapters 1-9

17 T 10/26

1st Quarter Exam – chapters 1-9

W 10/27

Last Day of 1st Quarter – Early Dismiss

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TH 10/28

Work Day – No Class

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F 10/29

Work Day – No Class

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UNIT 4 – THE AGE OF JACKSON, REFORM & MANIFEST DESTINY

Organizing Principles – During the “Reign of Jackson,” politics became more democratic, the power of the presidency increased, America became more optimistic and expansionistic and sectionalism supplanted nationalism.Topics: Jacksonian Democracy, 2nd American Party System, democratization, sectionalism, reform movements, Native Americans, Bank War, Nullification, American Renaissance, Manifest Destiny, slavery

Enduring Vision (Boyer) Chapters 10, 11 & 13

Day

Class Topic

Assignment Due

1 M 11/1

Intro to Jacksonian Democracy

Boyer 279-286

2 T 11/2

Jackson’s Domestic Programs/Jackson the man

Boyer 286-294

3 W 11/3

Jackson’s programs continued

Boyer 294-301

4 TH 11/4

Nullification & The Bank war

Boyer 301-308

5 F 11/5

Indian Removal/Jackson wrap up

Boyer 311-326

6 M 11/8

Elections of 1836 & 1840

Boyer 326-334

7 T 11/9

Reform movements

Boyer 369-376

8 W 11/10

Reform movements day 2

Boyer 376-387

TH 11/11

Holiday – Veteran’s Day – No Class

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9 F 11/12

Reform movement, History of Women in America & Democracy in America Quiz / Industrialization & technology in the first half of the 1800s

10 M11/15

Social and intellectual development

Take home essay

11 T 11/16

Immigration

12 W 11/17

Manifest Destiny & territorial acquisitions

Boyer 387-392

13 TH 11/18

Mexican War

Boyer 392-395

14 F 11/19

Mexican War

15 M 11/22

territorial acquisitions & presidents through 1860 Quiz/ Catch up day

16 T 11/23

Multiple Choice Test / In class DBQ

Take Home Test Due –

17 W 11/24

Essay test / Intro Civil War/Reconstruction

Outside Reading Book Review 1 Due – Class choice – before or after Thanksgiving Break?

TH 11/25

Holiday – Thanksgiving – No Class

F 11/26

Holiday – Thanksgiving – No Class

UNIT 5 – CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION

Organizing Principles – The Civil War was caused by historic economic, social and political sectional differences that were further emotionalized by the slavery issue.The Civil War effectively determined the nature of the Union, the economic direction of the United States and political control of the country.